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5-Letter Words That Start With N

All 64 everyday answers, ranked by how often each word is actually used. Common picks like NEVER, NIGHT and NEEDS come first.

• NEVERVery common · Tile score 8
• NIGHTVery common · Tile score 9
• NEEDSVery common · Tile score 6
• NAMEDVery common · Tile score 8
• NORTHVery common · Tile score 8
• NAMESVery common · Tile score 7
• NURSEVery common · Tile score 5
• NAKEDVery common · Tile score 10
• NOISEVery common · Tile score 5
• NOTESVery common · Tile score 5
• NERVEVery common · Tile score 8
• NASTYVery common · Tile score 8
• NANCYVery common · Tile score 10
• NIGGAVery common · Tile score 7
• NOBLEVery common · Tile score 7
• NAILSVery common · Tile score 5
• NANNYVery common · Tile score 8
• NICKY*Very common · Tile score 14
• NOVELVery common · Tile score 8
• NIECEVery common · Tile score 7
• NICERCommon · Tile score 7
• NINTHCommon · Tile score 8
• NAIVECommon · Tile score 8
• NAVALCommon · Tile score 8
• NAZISCommon · Tile score 14
• NEGROCommon · Tile score 6
• NOISYCommon · Tile score 8
• NOTEDCommon · Tile score 6
• NOSESCommon · Tile score 5
• NIXON*Common · Tile score 12
• NORMACommon · Tile score 7
• NAOMI*Common · Tile score 7
• NUTTYCommon · Tile score 8
• NOTCHCommon · Tile score 10
• NOBEL*Common · Tile score 7
• NECKSCommon · Tile score 11
• NEEDYCommon · Tile score 9
• NEWLYCommon · Tile score 11
• NINJACommon · Tile score 12
• NUKESCommon · Tile score 9
• NOOSECommon · Tile score 5
• NASALCommon · Tile score 5
• NEELA*Common · Tile score 5
• NERDSCommon · Tile score 6
• NOTRE*Common · Tile score 5
• NITROCommon · Tile score 5
• NORSE*Common · Tile score 5
• NIFTYCommon · Tile score 11
• NYLONCommon · Tile score 8
• NACHOCommon · Tile score 10
• NEPAL*Common · Tile score 7
• NELLYCommon · Tile score 8
• NAVELCommon · Tile score 8
• NEXUSCommon · Tile score 12
• NUDGECommon · Tile score 7
• NINESCommon · Tile score 5
• NONNYCommon · Tile score 8
• NEDDYCommon · Tile score 10
• NEWERCommon · Tile score 8
• NUDIECommon · Tile score 6
• NIPPYCommon · Tile score 12
• NICHECommon · Tile score 10
• NINNYCommon · Tile score 8
• NAPPYCommon · Tile score 12

* 8 words are capitalised in our source and absent from a standard English dictionary — usually a name, place or abbreviation. Crossword setters and Wordle do not use them, and most games will not accept them. How we work this out.

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